Best SEC Coaches against AP Top 10 Opponents

*Using Final AP Top 10 rankings
*Including coaches at expansion schools prior to them joining SEC
*minimum 15 games

1. Kirby Smart, Georgia- 59.1%
2. Nick Saban, Alabama- 54.5%
3. Barry Seitzer, Oklahoma- 52.9%
4. Fred Akers, Texas- 50.0%
5. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma- 46.7%
6. Bear Bryant, Alabama- 46.1%
7. Darrell Royal, Texas- 43.9%
8. Steve Spurrier, Florida- 39.7%
9. Les Miles, LSU- 35.7%
10. Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma- 35.0%
11. Steve Spurrier, S Carolina- 35.0%
12. Phil Fulmer, Tennessee- 35.0%
13. Robert Neyland, Tennessee- 34.4%
14. Tommy Tuberville, Auburn- 33.3%
15. Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee- 33.3%
16. Vince Dooley, Georgia- 32.4%
17. Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss- 32.4%
18. Al Onofrio, Missouri- 31.6%
19. Mack Brown, Texas- 30.8%
20. Pat Dye, Auburn- 26.7%

Of these Top 20, here’s how many by school:

3- Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee
2- Georgia, Alabama, Auburn
1- Missouri, S Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida, LSU

There have been 42 coaches to play at least 15 such opponents at one school.

The bottom 5 all-time:

38. Mark Stoops, Kentucky- 5.6%
39. Don Faurot, Missouri- 4.3%
40. Bob Woodruff, Florida- 3.3%
41. Larry Smith, Missouri- 0.0% (16 games)
42. Dan Mullen, Miss St- 0.0% (22 games)